Professional achievements · March 2010
Here is a compilation of achievements by Ohio University faculty, staff and students submitted for publication in Outlook. Click here to submit news of an achievement.
Michelle Brown
2009 National Council on Crime and Delinquency PASS award
MICHELLE BROWN, sociology, received the 2009 National Council on Crime and Delinquency PASS (Prevention for a Safer Society) award for her recent book, "The Culture of Punishment." Eastern Campus students
Elected Rotary Club 2010-11 officers
KRISTINA VELKOVICH, KAYLA TRUAX, LAUREN SABLE, STEPHANIE ANDERSON, DAVE CONAWAY and SAMANTHA ACKERMAN, have all been elected to officer positions within Ohio University - St. Clairsville Sunrise Rotary Club. Velkovich is the incoming president, Truax - vice president, Sable - treasurer, Anderson and Conaway - directors and Ackerman - secretary. Eastern Campus men's basketball players
ORCC academic and all-conference honors
CARTER BALDWIN, DAVE BARCROFT and CRISTOPHER SCHMITT, Ohio University-Eastern basketball, were named to the All-American Team. The honor requires players to earn a minimum grade point average of 3.0 with a minimum of 12 credit hours earned. Baldwin is a freshman from Barnesville, Barcroft is a senior from Cadiz and Schmitt is a senior from Belmont. In addition to these honors, Jason Shaw, Stephen Luckhardt and Baldwin were named All-Conference. Read more.
Ohio University-Eastern women's basketball players
ORCC all-conference and all-academic honors
Four players on the Ohio University Eastern Campus women's basketball team were named to All-Conference teams for the Ohio Regional Campus Conference (ORCC). In January, the same four players also received ORCC All-Academic honors for their academic achievements. SAVANNAH BURKE was named to the first team; ALLIE DOAN and AMBER SKVARKA were chosen for the second team; and NATALIE PERZANOWSKI was listed as honorable mention. Vicki DeLucas
New Financial Aid Coordinator at Zanesville campus
VICKI DELUCAS, Ohio University-Zanesville, has been named the financial aid coordinator for the campus. She brings 18 years of experience in higher education financial aid services, as well as experience in administrative office management.
Professional achievements · February 2010
Here is a compilation of achievements by Ohio University faculty, staff and students submitted for publication in Outlook. Click here to submit news of an achievement.
Richard Crist
2009 Professional of the Year
RICHARD CRIST, School of Music, was given the 2009 Professional of the Year award representing the Performing Arts Industry from Cambridge's "Who's who." CRIST was acknowledged for his national and international career as an opera and oratorio singer and pedagouge that began in 1972 and continues today. Cambridge is "a publisher of executive, professional and entrepreneur biographies."
Gwendolyn Hart
Post-doctoral faculty hire, publication
GWENDOLYN HART, English, has accepted a tenure-track position teaching and composition and creative writing at Buena Vista University in Storm Lake, Iowa. Hart also will publish an article in The Journal of Teaching Writing. Read more.
Jared Farley
James Luther Foundation
JARED FARLEY, political science at Ohio University-Zanesville, worked with the James Luther Foundation to craft two annotated bibliographies of prominent Unitarian theologian James Luther Adams' essays.Adams published numerous essays, sermons and addresses that Farley categorized alphabetically and thematically.The bibliographies are now archived in the James Luther Adams Paper Archive at Syracuse University and the Andover-Harvard Library. Read more.
Professional achievements · January 2010
Here is a compilation of achievements by Ohio University faculty, staff and students submitted for publication in Outlook. Click here to submit news of an achievement.
Dan West
2009 L.E. Norton Award
DAN WEST, communication studies, received the 2009 L.E. Norton Award at the 2009 L.E. Norton Memorial Tournament. The award is presented annually to a coach whose career accomplishments exemplify compassion, commitment and dedication for forensics. Read more (PDF). Eastern campus students
All-Ohio Regional Campus Conference
SAVANNAH BURKE, BRANDI BURGY and JENNY MACMILLAN, Eastern campus undergraduate volleyball players, were recently named all-conference in the Ohio Regional Campus Conference. Students named all-conference are voted on by the league's coaches after being nominated by their coach. Joyce Drake coached the volleyball team at Ohio University Eastern Campus again this year. Read more.
Kitty Consolo
"Managing Asthma in Competitive Runners"
KITTY CONSOLO, health-Zanesville, wrote a peer-reviewed article titled "Managing Asthma in Competitive Runners," that appeared in Future Focus, a journal published by the Ohio Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance.The article focuses on different topics such as the triggers of asthma and how the environment can impact the condition.
Ohio University forensics team
Eastern Michigan University Tower Invitation
THE SPEAKING BOBCATS, OHIO's forensics team, recently won two tournaments in Michigan. The Bobcats placed first at the Eastern Michigan University Tower Invitation on Jan. 23 with a commanding 376.5 points over second-place BGSU (88 points). In addition, the team took first place with 272.5 points at the University of Michigan's Winter Thaw tournament on Jan. 24. Tarig Higazi
Sudan National Program for Elimination of Onchocerciasis
TARIG HIGAZI, biological sciences-Zanesville, along with a team of researchers from The Carter Center will be generating data from several years of research related to the Sudan National Program for Elimination of Onchocerciasis (River Blindness). Higazi and others will set up a state-of-the-art reference lab in the country and train Sudanese scientists on the latest techniques to monitor the progress of the research.
Ohio University-Eastern women's basketball players
Athletic Director’s Honor Roll
AMBER SKVARKA, ALLIE DOAN, NATALIE PERZANOWSKI and SAVANNAH BURKE, Eastern campus undergraduate students, earned places on the Athletic Director's Honor Roll for their contributions in the classroom and on the court for the Eastern campus' 13-1 women's basketball team. The recognition required a minimum GPA of 3.0 with a minimum of 12 credits earned. Jared Farley
Society for the Scientific Study of Religion
JARED FARLEY, political science-Zanesville, presented two papers titled "The political life, influence and philosophy of Unitarian theologian James Luther Adams" and "Jimmy Carter, Evangelical elites and the 1976 presidential election" for the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion (SSSR) at the organization's annual conference last October in Denver. Read more.
Professional achievements · November 2009
Here is a compilation of achievements by Ohio University faculty, staff and students submitted for publication in Outlook. Click here to submit news of an achievement. Beatrice Giannandrea
"Literatura y pintura en el costumbrismo argentino"
BEATRICE GIANNANDREA, Spanish-Zanesville, published the book "Literatura y pintura en el costumbrismo argentino, siglo XIX." The book features photos and text that explore the world of "Costumbrismo" in the Rio de la Plata region through the eyes of 19th Century European travelers, writers and painters. Read more.
Scott Minar
"The Working Poet"
SCOTT MINAR, arts and sciences, recently wrote and published a poetry-writing textbook, "The Working Poet," through Autumn House Press in Pittsburgh. According to Minar, this collection of favorite writing exercises from poet-teachers across the country is as fun to use as it was to write. James Casebolt
Casebolt earns Distinguished Service award from APA
JAMES CASEBOLT, psychology-Eastern, was selected to receive a distinguished service award from the American Psychological Association (APA) Division of Psychology of Religion. The APA is the primary organization for academic, research and practice psychologists in the country. The award "is offered to individuals who have made an outstanding contribution to the division through service and leadership." Read more.
Joe Dailey
Large Installation System Administration Conference
JOE DAILEY, information technology, was named as the second-place winner of the Sysadmin of the Year award at the 2009 Large Installation System Administration (LISA) Conference in Baltimore, Md. The Ohio University Systems and Operations leadership team nominated DAILEY in recognition of his accomplishments over the past year. Daryl Davidson
<i>Writer's Digest</i> 78th Annual Writing Competition
DARYL DAVIDSON, Center for Writing Excellence, achieved placement in top 100 in the Writer's Digest 78th Annual Writing Competition. The competition attracted 13,557 submissions and Davidson's TV mini-series screenplay, titled "The Blue Devva," was ranked at number 54. Davidson graduated from Ohio University with an A.A. in arts and humanities in 1996 and a BSSin cinema studies in 1997. See a complete list of the category winners. Tom Davis
2009 Herman J. Peters Award
TOM DAVIS, professor and secretary to the Board of Trustees, was awarded the 2009 Herman J. Peters Award from the Ohio Counseling Association (OCA). The award is offered "to one who promotes innovative ideas and theories in the counseling field and has a significant impact on future trends." Davis received the accolade at the OCA awards ceremony Nov. 5 in Columbus.
Jens Lichtenberg
<i>BMC Genomics</i> journal
JENS LICHTENBERG, JOSHUA WELCH, KYLE KURZ, XIAOYU LIANG, FRANK DREWS, KLAUS ECKER and LONNIE WELCH, Bioinformatics Laboratory, had an article published in a recent issue of BMC Genomics that was awarded the "Highly Accessed" honor. The article, titled "The word landscape of the non-coding segments of the Arabidopsis thaliana genome," was a collaborative effort with researchers from Ohio State University, the University of Idaho and Southern Illinois University, and discussed the regulatory structure of the reference organism Arabidopsis thaliana. Mohannad AL-Saghir
<i>Journal of Botany</i>
MOHANNAD AL-SAGHIR, biological sciences-Zanesville, published an article in The Research Journal of Botany. Titled "Efficient Method of Genomic DNA Extraction from Pistachio Trees," the article showed that a modified protocol could produce a sufficient amount of DNA with high quality as confirmed by the purity index values of the samples. Read more.
Timothy Pollock
Ohio University-Zanesville Cambridge Program
TIMOTHY POLLOCK, communication, was recently named the new coordinator of Ohio University-Zanesville's Cambridge Program. He replaces longtime coordinator, Bill Barber who was instrumental in establishing partnerships with Guernsey County business and schools to grow the program to serve more than 100 students each quarter. Read more.
Giorgi Shonia
Web 2.0 - The Green Solution: How New Technology is Changing Distance Education
GIORGI SHONIA, mathematics-Lancaster, presented "The Bicycle That Got Invented Five Times: Cross Platform Portability of Math Problem Banks" at "Web 2.0 - The Green Solution: How New Technology is Changing Distance Education," the Second Annual Distance Education Conference at Youngstown State University on Oct. 16. Debra Smith Kay Swartzwelder
Ohio Appalachian Conference for Higher Education
DEBRA SMITH, health technology, and KAY SWARTZWELDER, Ohio University-Southern, presented "Using Wikis, Blogs and Tweets in the Online Educational Environment" at the Ohio Appalachian Conference for Higher Education at Ohio University-Chillicothe on Oct. 16.
Professional achievements· October 2009
Veronica Hiner
July 2009 Classified Employee of the Month
VERONICA HINER, university outreach - Pickerington Center, was named the July 2009 Classified Staff Employee of the Month. HINER was nominated by several co-workers for her outstanding problem solving skills, positive attitude and willingness to provide assistance to both employees and students. David Horton
Southeastern Association for Community College Research Outstanding Paper/Dissertation Award
DAVID HORTON, counseling and higher education, won the 2009 Outstanding Paper/Dissertation Award from the Southeastern Association for Community College Research (SACCR). In addition to receiving the award, SACCR invited HORTON to speak at its conference in Lexington, Ky. Read more. Pooja Majmudar Dana Benders
'Most Interesting Scientific' at BioOhio Annual Conference
POOJA MAJMUDAR, chemistry/biochemistry, and DANA BENDERS, undergraduate student, were winners of the "Most Interesting Scientific" category at the 2009 BioOhio Annual Conference. Their research was titled "Phopsphoplatins: Novel Platinum Drugs for Management and Treatment of Gynecological Cancers." Linda Rice
<i>ALAN Review</i>
LINDA RICE, English, had an article published in a recent issue of the ALAN Review, the Assembly on Literature for Adolescents' journal. "Writing and Teaching Historical Fiction: The Lantern of Learning with L.M. Elliot" presents an interview between RICE and historical fiction writer L.M. Elliot and shares students' responses to Elliot's novels. Linda Rice
Ohio Resident Educator Program Development Committee membership
LINDA RICE, education, has been selected as a member of the Ohio Resident Educator Program Development Committee. The Ohio Resident Educator Program was introduced by Gov. Ted Strickland in January 2009. It will soon begin a new licensure system for teachers in Ohio, which will include a four-year teacher residency program for new teachers. The residency program will provide new teachers with support and training. The Resident Educator License is set to be issued beginning in January 2011 and the program is set to begin full implementation in fall 2011. Alan Punches
Zanesville campus associate dean
ALAN PUNCHES has joined Ohio University-Zanesville as the campus’ new associate dean. He brings more than 20 years of teaching and administrative experience to the Zanesville campus, with his most recent position being vice president and academic dean at Northern Maine Community College. Punches encourages students to research, publish and present in professional venues, which has earned him numerous teaching awards in the past.
Professional achievements · June 2009 Here is a compilation of achievements by Ohio University faculty, staff and students submitted for publication in Outlook. Click here to submit news of an achievement.
Evan Mitchell
Freedom On Campus video competition
ROBERT NYERGES, DAN RAY, EVAN MITCHELL and AARON KARP, undergraduates, received $5,000 from the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) for winning the "Freedom on Campus" video contest. The winning video, titled "That's What She Said," was produced as a part of the media arts and studies class Intro to Video Production. Kate Tennant
Hartford Institute Geriatric Nursing Research Scholar
KATE TENNANT, nursing, has been selected as a Hartford Institute Geriatric Nursing Research Scholar, allowing her to participate in the Geriatric Nursing Research Seminar of the John Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing at New York University. Tenant will work with nationally known nursing research faculty, vying for external funding for her research project titled "Unexplained Fatigue in Rural Appalachian Elders." She will work with David Russ from the School of Physical Therapy and the School of Geriatric Medicine and the School of Biomedical Sciences at Ohio University. Matthew Dailey
Association of Independent Creative Editors
JOSEPH REMEROWSKI and CHARLES SON, School of Media Arts alumni, have been recognized by the Association of Independent Creative Editors for their work in commercial editing. The duo edited a spot for Frito Lay titled "Doritos Guy," which took top prize in the Spec Spot category at the 2009 AICE Awards show in Beverly Hills, Ca. The spot, which is a comedic look at the trend of instant internet super-stardom, was shot and directed by Son. Kuruvilla Zachariah
AP Scoring Committee
KURUVILLA ZACHARIAH, chemistry-Eastern campus, was selected to participate in the annual reading and scoring of the College Board's Advanced Placement (AP) Examinations this June in chemistry. Zachariah traveled to Lincoln, Neb., to grade the chemistry exams with other educators during the week of June 12-18. Tarig Higazi
Carter Center Consultant
TARIG HIGAZI, biological sciences-Zanesville, was chosen to be a consultant for The Carter Center/Global 2000 for the Sudan National Onchocerciasis (River Blindness) Elimination Program. He will spend the summer discussing the Guatemalan onchocerciasis elimination experience in Guatemala City, Guatemala; Tampa, Fla.; and Khartoum, Sudan. Read more.
Professional achievements · May 2009 Here is a compilation of recent achievements by Ohio University faculty, staff and students submitted for publication in Outlook. Click here to submit news of an achievement.
Valerie Martin Conley
<i>Almanac of Higher Education</i>
VALERIE MARTIN CONLEY, higher education, was recently published in the 2009 National Education Association's Almanac of Higher Education. Her article, titled "Retirement and Benefits: Protecting Ourselves," describes the retirement landscape given the economic downturn including concerns among administrators that faculty may postpone retirement, the solvency of pensions, and confidence among retirees and workers about their ability to live comfortably in retirement. Mona Robinson
<i>Journal of Applied Rehabilitation Counseling</i>
MONA ROBINSON, counseling and higher education, has been appointed to the Editorial Consultants Board of the Journal of Applied Rehabilitation Counseling, one of the premier journals in the field of rehabilitation. Mohannad AL-Saghir
<i>AURCO Journal</i>
Mohannad AL-Saghir, biological sciences, Zanesville, researched and cataloged the plant life in Collegial Wood on the Ohio University-Zanesville campus. An article featuring his work was published in the Association for University Regional Campuses of Ohio's AURCO Journal. His research also has been accepted for publication in the Middle East Journal of Scientific Research and the International Journal of Biological Sciences. Godwin Dogbey
AERA-ABS Graduate Student Education Research Workshop
GODWIN DOGBEY, a College of Education graduate student, was invited to participate in the AERA-ABS Graduate Student Education Research Workshop. The professional development workshop, which is jointly sponsored by the American Educational Research Association and the Association of Black Sociologists, is part of the 2009 ABS Conference which will be held June 17-20 in New Orleans, La.
Professional achievements · April 2009 Here is a compilation of achievements by Ohio University faculty, staff and students submitted for publication in Outlook. Click here to submit news of an achievement.
Chad Boeninger
<i>Library Journal</i>
CHAD BOENINGER, Alden Library, was recognized in Library Journal's "Movers & Shakers 2009: The People Shaping the Future of Libraries" as an innovator in the field of library science. The honor stemmed from his "practical implementations of Library 2.0 technology, ranging from wikis to podcast library tours." Read more. Alexander V. Sergeev, MD, PhD, MPH David O. Carpenter, MD none
American Heart Association 49th Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology and Prevention conference
ALEXANDER SERGEEV, School of Public Health Sciences and Professions, presented a paper titled "Myocardial Infarction in Populations Exposed to Organic Compounds: Understanding Black-White and Gender Disparities, 1993-2004." The paper, which was presented at the American Heart Association's 49th Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology and Prevention conference, was co-authored by David Carpenter from the University of Albany.
John Hitchcock
Correction
JOHN HITCHCOCK, educational studies, recently published a chapter, "What is Credible Evidence in Education? The Role of the What Works Clearinghouse in Informing the Process," in the book "What Counts as Credible Evidence in Applied Research and Evaluation Practice?" This publication announcement was posted in February incorrectly attributed to John Middleton, a visiting professor in the educational studies department.
Ryan Lombardi
West Chester University Legacy of Leadership Award
RYAN LOMBARDI, Dean of Students, received the Legacy of Leadership award from his alma mater, West Chester University. The Legacy of Leadership award is given to West Chester University alumni who showed leadership during their time at WCU and continue to demonstrate that leadership in working with students to this day.
Professional achievements Here is a compilation of achievements by Ohio University faculty, staff and students submitted for publication in Outlook. Click here to submit news of an achievement.
CHARLOTTE SOUERS
Ross County Nurse of the Year
CHARLOTTE SOUERS, nursing, Chillicothe, was recognized as the Ross County Nurse of the Year for 2008 by the Ross District Nurses Association. Criteria for the honor include expertise in her profession, community service and participation in the organization. SOUERS has distinguished herself through her volunteer activities, which have taken her on five international nursing mission trips to two continents and has initiated a study-abroad program with students participating in nursing services. Read a related article from the Chillicothe Gazette.
Barbara Mahaffey Michael Lewis
Compelling Counseling Images: The Best of VISTAS 2008
BARBARA MAHAFFEY and MICHAEL LEWIS, human services technology, Chillicothe, co-authored "Therapeutic Alliance Directions in Marriage, Couple and Family Counseling." The journal article was published in "Compelling Counseling Images: The Best of VISTAS 2008," and a PDF copy is available at http://counselingoutfitters.com/vistas/VISTAS_Home.htm. Daniel Torres
Conference of the International Iberoamerican Institute
DANIEL TORRES, modern languages and literatures, presented "Sobre la construcción de una identidad criolla en 'Glorias de Queretaro' (1680) by Sigüenza y Góngora" (On the Construction of a "Creole Identity in Glories of Queretaro") at the 37th conference of the International Iberoamerican Institute. This paper is part of his ongoing research project on the construction of a Creole identity in the poetry of the colonial Mexican savant Don Carlos de Sigüenza y Góngora (1645-1700).
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Professional achievements · September 2008
Professional achievements · December 2008 Here is a compilation of achievements by Ohio University faculty, staff and students submitted for publication in Outlook. Click here to submit news of an achievement.
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